Understanding lone wolf terrorism: Global patterns, motivations and prevention

• NCJ Number: 304430
• Author(s): Ramón Spaaij
• Date Published: 2012
• Length: 119 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2012-ZA-BX-0001
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Award: Lone Wolf Terrorism in America: Using Knowledge of Radicalization Pathways to Forge Prevention Strategies

Annotation

This book is one of the first in-depth analyses of lone wolf terrorism, and the first one to consider lone wolf terrorism worldwide over four decades.

Abstract

 It Identifies and examines the key trends, features, and dimensions of lone wolf terrorism and explores what drives the lone wolf to commit mass violence and discusses how lone wolf terrorism can be effectively countered. (Publisher Abstract)